In good shape at the start of the season but a little further behind in recent matches, Mason Greenwood was adjusted by his coach after the Classic. The latter concocted a special method to help him get back on his feet.
Mason Greenwood has delighted Olympique de Marseille supporters since his arrival. Third top scorer in Ligue 1 since the start of the season with six goals, the English winger has been struggling lately. His last match to date, during the Classic, which he heavily lost against Paris Saint-Germain, left its mark since he was replaced at half-time by his coach Roberto De Zerbi. A change which is not the result of chance since the former Manchester United was reframed by the Italian coach this week. According to information from l'Equipe, the former Shakhtar Donetsk and Brighton manager has insisted with Greenwood in recent days and encouraged him to be less individualistic and to do more work defensively. That's not all, as De Zerbi used a daring method to try to revive the 23-year-old.
De Zerbi uses Vinicius to help Greenwood at OM
As the sports daily announces, Roberto De Zerbi showed videos of Vinicius Jr, the Brazilian striker for Real Madrid, throughout the week to allow Greenwood to draw inspiration from his performances and regain confidence. Despite the fact that he has been decisive since the start of the 2024/2025 financial year, the England international (1 selection with the Three Lions in 2020) has only found the net once. resumed during his last six outings in the elite, it was during Marseille's big victory in Montpellier on October 20.
Traveling this Sunday to La Beaujoire to face FC Nantes, OM hopes to revive after the slap received against Paris. RDZ hopes that the methods used with Mason Greenwood will bear fruit this Sunday evening. The stakes are also high for Marseille, which will take second place from Monaco in the event of success in Loire-Atlantique.
